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Do you love burgers but want something a little lighter? How about a bacon cheeseburger salad with all of the flavours of a bacon cheeseburger in salad form. This salad starts out with ground beef that is seasoned with common burger patty ingredients and condiments including worcestershire sauce, ketchup and mustard. The salad continues with other common burger topping including lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle and of course plenty of cheese and bacon along with a warm bacon vinaigrette! If these aren't your favourite burger toppings, you can easily change the salads ingredients to what you want! This meaty salad sure does eat like a meal and it's perfect for for salad for dinner especially if you are a fan of bacon cheeseburgers!

Updated (July 22, 2015): This is one of my favourite salads and since I was making it again the other day I figured that I would take the opportunity to update the photos!

Bacon Cheeseburger Salad

All of the flavours of a bacon cheeseburger in a salad with a warm bacon vinaigrette!

ingredients

For the burger seasoned beef:

6 strips bacon

1 small onion, diced

1 clove garlic, chopped

1 pound ground beef

1/3 cup ketchup

1 tablespoon yellow mustard

1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce

salt and pepper or steak seasoning to taste

For the bacon vinaigrette:

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

2 tablespoons warm bacon grease

2 tablespoons bacon, cooked and crumbled

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon dijon mustard

1 small clove garlic, finely chopped

salt and pepper to taste

For the salad:

6 cups lettuce

1 cup tomato, diced

1/4 cup onion, sliced

1/4 cup pickle, diced

1/2 cup cheddar, shredded

1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

directions

For the burger seasoned beef:

Cook the bacon, set aside on paper towels to drain and crumble when cool, reserving the grease.

Add the onion to the pan along with some of the reserved grease and saute until tender, about 3-5 minutes, over medium-high heat.

Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute.

Add the ground beef and cook draining any grease when done.

Mix in the ketchup, mustard, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, simmer to reduce, and set aside.

For the dressing:

Add the vinegar to the pan, deglaze it, add crumbled bacon and grease, sugar, mustard, garlic, season with salt and pepper and remove from heat.

For the salad:

Assemble the salad, toss in dressing and enjoy!

Option: Use your favourite burger toppings.Option: Add burger croutons by dicing some buns, tossing in oil or bacon grease along with salt and pepper and baking in a preheated 400F oven until lightly golden brown.Option: Replace the warm bacon vinaigrette with another dressing like ranch, etc.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.